Clark, a tenacious midfielder who played 149 games over six successful years for Fulham, was given as warm a reception as Symons on his first visit back to the Cottage as a manager.

But that welcome quickly evaporated when Miller fired Blackpool into the lead with just 90 seconds on the clock.

Donervan Daniels clipped a hopeful ball into the box and Fulham defender Nikolay Bodurov misjudged the flight, allowing Miller to control on his chest before slotting past home goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli.

And the hosts found themselves two down when Miller was allowed to reach the byline before crossing for Norwich loanee Murphy to tap in a debut goal.

However, in the 40th minute the match appeared to swing in Fulham's favour the moment McMahon petulantly swung his leg at Hugo Rodallega after both contested a drop-ball.

Match Stats

Fulham

Blackpool

Goals

(1) 2

2 (2)

Scorers

Parker 45+1

Miller 2

Ruiz 73

Murphy 26

Goal attempts

32

7

On target

9

3

Possession

76.5%

23.5%

Corners

19

1

Offsides

0

2

Passes

545

192

Pass Success

87%

57%

Crosses

64

2

Crosses Success

16%

0%

Tackles

11

17

Tackles Success

82%

76%

Saves

1

7

Fouls

11

14

Yellows

2

3

Reds

0

1

source: Soccernet/Fulham FC

Referee Robert Madley - seemingly on the advice of one of his assistants - stopped play after a few seconds and showed the defender a straight red card.

And as the first half entered stoppage time Fulham halved the deficit - Daniels' clearance falling to Rodallega, who played in Parker for a neat finish inside the near post.

It was predictably one-way traffic in the second half but Fulham were continually frustrated as Rodallega volleyed over, George Williams side-footed wide and Lewis made stunning saves to deny Elsad Zverotic and Bodurov.

But Blackpool's brave rearguard was breached in the 72nd minute when Lewis, under pressure from Dan Burn, let Ruiz's corner sneak straight in at his near post.

Fulham pressed for a winner but Blackpool somehow held out with Zverotic blazing over and Lewis saving Ruiz's low drive two minutes from time to ensure a point from Clark's second match in charge.

Scorers:
Parker 45+1, (right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Dembele following a corner.)
Ruiz 73, (left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom right corner following a corner.)